Category: Eleanor

Eleanor and Henry celebrated Earth Day with a trip to Montrose Beach for a beach cleanup! We actually had a busy weekend of activities, Eleanor had a party on Friday night, on Saturday we hosted Eleanor’s friend Lincoln and her family for a pizza dinner, and on Sunday Henry had the first game of his…

Well, it was a quiet week here – looks like we only managed 6 pictures! Mom and Dad have been busy rearranging the furniture in the house, and the kids have been patiently tolerating it. Eleanor was adamant that she didn’t want anything changed, and had a bit of a stomping fit when she found…

Eleanor and Henry had a great weekend with their cousins visiting! We had some relaxing down time together playing at Uncle B’s house, and also hit the Tilt at the Hancock Tower and iFly. Eleanor and Henry both stepped out of the Tilt once it started tilting, I think it was a bit too scary…

Eleanor and Henry enjoyed spring break with a fun ski trip to Aspen. Both kids did fantastic in ski school – you could really see the improvement by the end of the week. Eleanor was especially proud of improvement, as on the last day she moved up a level and got to try using ski…

Eleanor and Henry celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with our traditional trip to see the river dyeing. After a nice brunch, Eleanor headed up to a birthday party, and Henry and Dad checked out the parade for the first time. Henry enjoyed it for a while, but was ready to leave about half way through. On…

We had a fun sports weekend this week with Henry’s basketball game on Saturday, and a Blackhawks game on Sunday. Henry did great in his game, and is definitely making progress along with the rest of his team. They notched another victory and were very excited about it. We were also lucky to see a…

Eleanor and Henry had a week of getting back adjusted to routine. Monday and Tuesday were a little rough, but by the middle of the week they had settled in. On Friday, Eleanor had her first sewing class, which went really well. She ended up being the only student in the class, so she got…